Band 4+: Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters (such as food, clothes, entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Decision-making is one of several factors that contributed to children’s development. While some argue that people who have an individualistic personality are a result of enabling them to decide their own matters when they were kids, I side with those who believe that it is essential to let those children determine their own choices that affect them.

On the one hand, several societies feel that children are elusive about what they wish for and how it will affect their lives. Moreover, they have to be taught that there are some conditions when they cannot obtain their wishes instantly and they have to think about others before their desire, otherwise it might be a disadvantage for their environment. For instance, a kid that could freely gain their wishes from everyone tend to be an arrogant and selfish person because they do not intrigue to other people needs. Thus, limiting children’s choices under several circumstances will prevent them to have an individualistic personality.

On the other hand, others argue and believe that children’s quality of thinking will improve as they are given a permission to make their own choices. To illustrate, there are various evidences that show how children are becoming happier when they are able to decide their will, while in addition, their ability to solve a problem at school also increase. Moreover, most schools are creating a policy that encourage their students to choose what they wanted by giving them various options of school subjects that they enjoy the most or allowing them to choose their friends to be in the same group for a group discussion session. Nevertheless, giving a freedom to people in their early ages will not make them individualistic, but the opposite of that.

In summary, although there is a debatable opinion in the society, I believe that children have their own rights to determine their choices and how it attract them. Although several of the society might be disagree, the advantages of this argument are more beneficial to children than the limiting their choices.